Koteka Wenda's unique position as an exiled-woman reimagines the Free West Papua movement

03/09/2025 28 min
Koteka Wenda's unique position as an exiled-woman reimagines the Free West Papua movement

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Koteka Wenda's childhood is full of bittersweet memories and lessons. Her early memories are of her family fleeing West Papua as political-refugees to live in exile in the safety of the United Kingdom. It was in exile where Koteka and her family discovered what it means to grow a community and continue the spreading of their message to "Free West Papua" using their abilities as mucians, educators and living witnesses to being a West Papuan in Indonesia. Koteka is now developing her own understanding of the unique position she holds as a young-exiled-woman to bring fresh perspectives and goals to the "Free West Papua" movement. Do you have a story idea for this program? You can email us on: [email protected] week's episode of Stories From The Pacific is a repeat of the show broadcast on 24th July 2024

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